Pugh v. Pugh

This court has appellate jurisdiction in all appealable habeas corpus cases. Phelps v. McLeod, 17 Ala. App. 480, 86 So. 150.

Under and by virtue of section 20, Local Acts 1919, p. 198, the judge of the county court of Morgan county has the power and authority to issue writs of habeas corpus. This includes both statutory and common-law writs.

Under the practice obtaining in this state in proceedings involving the custody of children, mere legal niceties are not favored in proceedings or pleadings. Murphree v. Hanson, 197 Ala. 246, 72 So. 437. The proceeding- to determine custody of a child can…